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title: "2 Kukai Quotes"
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# Kukai

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Kūkai , born Saeki no Mao posthumously called Kōbō Daishi , was a Japanese Buddhist monk, calligrapher, and poet who founded the esoteric Shingon school of Buddhism. He travelled to China, where he studied Tangmi under the monk Huiguo. Upon returning to Japan, he founded Shingon—the Japanese branch

##  Quotes by Kukai

> [You can measure the depth of a person's awakening by how they serve others](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kukai/you-can-measure-the-depth-of-a-person-s-awakening-by-how-they-serve/)

[Kukai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kukai/)

[Awakening](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/awakening/)

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> [The mantras, however, are mysterious and each word is profound in meaning. When they are transliterated into Chinese, the original meanings are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kukai/the-mantras-however-are-mysterious-and-each-word-is-profound-in/)

[Kukai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kukai/)

[Chinese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chinese/)

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